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Chapter six
After Clary and Jace had eaten dinner Clary's phone rung. It was her mom.
"You at Jace's?" Her mom asked over the phone.
"Yeah." Clary said.
"Text me the address, I'll pick you up." Her mom said over the phone.
"My trucks here though." Clary said.
"Jace can drop it off tomorrow." With that her mom ended the call.
Clary frowned at the phone and shoved it back in her bag.
"Your mom?" Jace asked, lounging on his bed.
"Yeah. She sounded, I don't know, kind of, worked up. Can you drop my truck off tomorrow to my house? I'm not going to go to school this week." Clary said, sitting on the edge of his bed.
"Yeah sure. But I'm not going back to school unless you are, Angel." Jace said.
Clary smiled at him.
No more than ten minutes later Clary's mom turned up in a rental moving tuck.
Clary climbed in, "what's going on?" Clary asked.
"Me and your father are getting divorced. I bought a house when you where in hospital. I asked Jon to come with me, but he declined." Jocelyn said, her voice shaking.
Clary didn't know what to say, so she just sat there, in shock.
"We're going to go furniture shopping tomorrow. But tonight we're sleeping on mattresses." Her mom said.
They pulled up in front of a big two story house, with a fence and a coded gate surrounding it, a pool area out the back and a large garden area. Clary couldn't see it properly because it was dark but it was pretty extravagant.
"The second floor is split on two, you get the left, I got the right. Kitchen, dining room, big lounge room downstairs and the basement has been transformed into a theatre room." Her mom said unlocking the double front door.
"I think I'm going to go straight to bed." Clary said.
"No worries. Shopping tomorrow though! So be ready!" Her mum said.
Clary headed up stairs and sure enough a hallways branched off to the left and right. Clary went left. Midway down the hall was her own lounge room, and down at the end of the hall was a large bedroom with a whole wall window, and a balcony. There was an attached bathroom and walk in wardrobe. There was a few boxes stacked and a king size mattress on the floor.
Clary rummaged through the boxes finding boy shorts and a light flowy shirt. She thumped down on the mattress and waited for sleep to come. It didn't. She couldn't sleep. She was scared that any moment Sebastian would appear out of the shadows and finish what he started. She tossed and turned. Nothing.
She grabbed her phone off the floor and rung Jace.
"Hello?" He answered, his voice coming out low and sleepy...and sexy.
"I can't sleep." Clary said, sighed,
"So you decide if you can't sleep, I can't either." Jace said.
"Exactly." Clary said.
Jace laughed, "oh, Angel."
"Come on talk to me. Make me sleep." She pleaded.
"Alright. Alright." Jace said.
So they did, they talked until 3am when Clary finally drifted off the sleep, phone in hand, Jace's voice in her ear.
She was woken up by her mom stomping into her room.
"Up. Up. Up!" Her mom shouted.
Clary groaned but obeyed. She had a shower and pulled in a pair of black denim shorts and a blue shirt that hugged her curves. She pulled on her Chuck Taylor's and stomped downstairs. She was surprised to see Jace sitting in the kitchen talking to her mom.
"Uh, what?" Clary said, entering the kitchen.
"You could have warned me." Her mom said.
"About what? I'm confused." Clary said, sitting down next to Jace.
Jace laughed, "well you where half asleep. But you asked me to come furniture shopping with you today, and then you gave me your new address and told me to be here in the morning. So here I am." Jace said, spreading his arms.
"Oh, I remember now." Clary said, nodding.
Jocelyn shook her head at Clary, "well your here, and you brought Clary's truck, which we need today, so let's get going." Her mom said shooing them out the door.
They all climbed into Clary's truck, her mom driving. They pulled in front of the biggest furniture store Clary had ever seen.
"You two go look for you and I'll go look for myself." Her mom said as soon as they stepped into the store.
Clary and Jace headed off together. They headed towards the bedroom area. They wandered until Jace stopped at one.
"This maybe?" He suggested.
It was a dark glossy oak platform bed frame, with attached bedside tables and matching set of drawers.
"I like. I like." Clary said.
"Now who said guys had bad taste." Jace said.
Clary laughed while ushering over a attendant.
"Uh, my mom is around her some where. We're shopping for new furniture." Clary tried to explain.
"Oh right your the Morgenstern's yes?" The lady asked.
"Yes." Clary said.
"It's all organised, if you want it, just call one of us over and we'll take care of it." The lady said.
"Easy. Thanks." Clary said, walking away with Jace.
"What next?" Jace asked.
"You get to help me design my lounge room." She said smiling.
Jace put his arm around her shoulders, she didn't even reach his shoulders.
"Too easy." Jace said.
By the time they got home all the furniture had been moved in, arranged. Same with appliances and TV's. Clary dragged Jace up stairs.
"No boys in the bedroom! I don't care if his your best friend!" Her mom called after them.
"But mom, you let Simon!" Clary argued.
"That's different! You've been best friends since you could talk, there's no way he thinks of you that way." Her mom said, crossing her arms.
Clary groaned, "fine, no bedroom. Lounge only, got it!" She said walking off.
She opened the double wooden door to her own lounge room and gasped. It was exactly how she wanted it. There was a huge U shaped black material lounge, facing a huge black TV table and a 150 inch TV hanging on the wall. On the spare wall it was covered, floor to ceiling in book shelves, soon to be filled.
"This is too awesome." Jace said, slumping down in the couch.
Clary crouched down beside a stack of boxes and unpacked her Xbox, PS4 and all of her games. Then slumped down beside Jace and handed him a controller.
"It's on, Angel." Jace said.
"Oh it's on." She said.
Later that night, she still couldn't sleep. Jace had gone home two hours before and Izzy and Emma couldn't stay over because it was a school night. So she called Jace, again.
"Can't sleep, Angel?" He answer. He didn't sound tired though. It even sounded like he was outside.
"Yeah." Clary said, rolling over. She had black block out curtains covering the wall long window and glass door that led to the balcony.
"Would it help if I was there?" Jace asked.
"Yeah, but my mother won't let you." Clary said, groaning.
There was a tap at the glass doors.
"Jace, can you stay on the line. I think something tapped on my window." Clary said warily.
"Oh course, Angel." He said.
She quietly walked over to the glass doors and flung the curtain open. She jumped back when she saw a figure there, but relaxed when she saw it was Jace standing on her balcony, he was smiling. She quietly opened the door.
"What if she doesn't know?" Jace said mischievously.
Clary smiled widely, "you scared the fucking shit out of me!" She whisper shouted.
Jace laughed quietly and ducked into her room.
"It looks as good as I imagined." Jace said, looking around.
It did actually. She had bought deep blue silk sheets that Jace had conned her into. Her walls where decorated with pictures, new and old and of some painting and sketches. Her sketch books where piled up on a desk and an easel set in the corner of the room.
Jace plucked a photo off the wall, "I like this. I didn't even know it was taken." Jace said.
Clary walked over. It was of Jace and Clary laughing. Clary had her head on his arm, his arm was around her waist, his head tipped back in laughter. It was taken at school.
Clary laughed, "me too." She said.
Jace put it back on the wall and spotted out every one he was in. There was a lot of Jace in the photos even though it have only been a short amount of time knowing him. There was one in particular that Clary loved, she had it printed 24x30. Jace had his arm around Clary's waist, he was looking down at her, smiling a genuine smile. She had her head resting on his shoulder, smiling at someone or something. It was her favourite photo.
"I love that photo." Jace said, indicating to the one she was looking at.
"Same. It's my favourite." Clary said, leaning her head on his arm.
"I want a copy of it, okay?" Jace said.
"Okay." (Im so sorry if this gets annoying but I can't help myself. TFIOS OMG!) she said.
She felt suddenly tired having her head resting on him. Her eyes started to droop.
"You tired?" Jace asked.
"Mmmmmm." Clary said, nodding her head.
Jace led her to the bed, "wait." She said.
She walked over to the door and locked it.
"Mom would get pretty pissed if she found out." Clary said.
By the time she had wandered back to bed, Jace was spread out of his back, shirtless. God, his body.
She laid down beside him, resting her head on his hard, but comfortable chest. She rested her arm over his stomach, grabbing at his side. He slipped his arm around her waist, pulling her body closer to his, Clary scooted closer, one leg draped over his, the other pressed to the side of his leg. Her body pressed against the side of him. His other hand stroked her cheek softly. She heard him take a deep breath. Like when people needed to calm themselves. She felt so safe, like nothing could get her, like they where in a force field with only them.
"Night, my Angel." Jace whispered.
She mumbled something to herself that she didn't even catch, then drifted off into a deep peaceful sleep.
On Saturday morning Clary woke the same she had the past few days, in Jace's arms. She couldn't sleep without him there and her mom wouldn't let him, so he snuck in every night. He climbed the side of her house, up the the second story and onto her balcony, where she let him in.
"Jace." Clary whispered.
No answer.
"Jace. It's 10, mom will be in to piss me off any minute." She whispered, shaking him.
He groaned and rolled over, capturing her under him, holding her body to his.
"Jace!" She squealed.
He laughed and didn't move.
"Do you want to get caught so that mom literally takes the door off the hinges and we won't be able to do this again." Clary warned.
"No..." Jace said.
"Then get off me, put your clothes on and get out." Clary said, laughing.
Jace groaned, "god, I feel used and abused." He said rolling off Clary and jumping out of the bed.
He wore just knee long mesh workout pants, his muscles rippling as he pulled on his shirt and jeans. Clary loved him sleeping shirtless, because whenever she woke before him she would just admire his ripped body.
"Oh, you know you love it." Clary joked.
"I'll see you tonight, Angel." Jace said, before going out to the balcony and climbing and sneaking away.
Clary smiled to herself and pulled herself out of bed. By 11 Clary was showered, dressed and fed. She had tried multiple times to call Izzy, Simon, Emma, Jules and Jace. But no one answered. Clary frowned to herself and went up to her lounge room where she kept herself occupied. Her mom had left for work at 10:30 so Clary was home alone and bored as shit. Her mom had to go away for at least a week to work away.
At 12 their maid came up, Lilith, she had moved with them.
"Clarrisa. There are some people at your door." Lilith said.
"Oh ok." Clary said.
She was confused by how anyone could get through the coded gate. You needed to buzz in. When she got down to the front door, it explained it all. There stood Izzy, Emma, Simon, Jules, Alec, Magnus and of course Jace. And they all stood there in their swimmers and holding towels.
"Heard you got a pool. It's hot. We're your best friends. So here we are." Izzy said, smiling mischievously.
Clary smiled.
Izzy and Emma rushed up and pulled Clary into a tight hug.
"I missed you so much. I love you. How are you?" They both asked.
"I missed you guys too. I'm fine. I'm great." Clary said. And she meant it.
Alec and Magnus came up next hugging Clary, "missed you sis." Alec said.
Magnus even in swim trunks still managed to be out there. He still had his usual glitter covered hair, and eyelashes. He had purple eye liner with matching swim trunks.
"How are you cookie?" Magnus said, pulling her into a hug.
"Good. The scars are healing nicely." Clary whispered into his ear.
"Good." Magnus said smiling.
She hugged Simon and Jules and last but not least Jace. He pulled her into a big hug.
"Long time no see, Angel." Jace joked.
She led everyone out to the pool area. She walked put onto the wooden porch and over the small wooden bridge that led to the huge pool. The pool was set on a platform surrounded by wood, there where sun chairs set out, a BBQ in one corner, a bar, and a huge umbrella covering the bar.
"Holy shit." Emma said.
"Agreed." Everyone said at the same time.
Clary laughed. Emma was in black bikinis, the end of the strings had gold beads. Izzy wore her hot pink bikinis, Simon wore dark blue trunks, Jules wore green ones, Alec in light blue ones, Magnus in his purple and Jace wore red ones. His favourite colour.
"I'm gonna get changed." Clary said, pointing with her thumb towards the house.
She ran inside, bounced up the stairs and into her room. She was so happy to have all of her friends here. She opened her drawer and pulled out her favourite bikinis. They where a green that matched her eyes, the top went around her back and tied up at the front, the bottom did the same but tied up at the sides. They showed off Clary's small waist, her big boobs and nice but.
She grabbed her black rayban sunnies and a towel and made her way back downstairs. She crossed over the bridge and made her way over to Izzy and Emma who where sun bathing on the sun chairs. She laid down her towel and sat next to them, rubbing sun lotion on her. She glanced up to see Jace staring at her. His eyes where wide, his mouth open. He stood on the edge of the pool. When he notice Clary was looking at him he quickly looked away and tried to walk off, but failed and slipped and fell into the pool.
Clary laughed at him.
"He was totally checking you out." Izzy said, sitting up.
"No he wasn't." Clary said, pretending to focus in rubbing sun lotion on herself.
"Uh, yeah he was. I mean look at you. You have tiny fucking waist, flat stomach, big fucking tits and the best ass I've ever seen." Emma said, sitting up.
"Emma!" Clary said shocked.
"I speak the truth." Emma said holding up her hands.
"She does. Plus you have long legs for such a short person." Izzy added in,
"Whatever. Can you do my back?" Clary asked handing Izzy the lotion.
Izzy rubbed the lotion onto her back.
"Get everywhere!" Clary said.
"Fine. Take you top off." Izzy said.
Clary untied the front of her swimmers, and covered herself with a towel before slipping her shirt off. She felt conscious with her scars, but Izzy and Emma had seen them so many times. She looked up to see Simon, Jules and Jace staring at them.
"Stop perving!" Clary shouted at them.
"But you don't understand how hot this is." Simon said.
"Oh fuck off!" Emma said, throwing a pillow off her sun chair at them. It smashed Simon in the chest, winding him somehow, "you guys will be next if you don't stop." Emma warned.
Jace and Jules put their hands up in surrender and walked away.
"How the hell did you wind Simon with a pillow?" Clary asked.
"I'm trained in multiple ways, I have my ways." Emma said, plucking out a pocket knife that was hidden in her cleavage.
Clary tied her swimmer top up again with Izzy's help of not flashing anyone.
"How come you girls can see each other naked but when dudes do it's gay?" Jules yelled from the other side of the pool.
"Because we're girls, and guys find it hot." Izzy yelled back.
"And who said gays weren't hot? I find it hot." Clary yelled.
"I feel awkward." Alec called from the edge of the pool.
"I do not." Magnus said, swimming around in the pool.
Clary, Izzy and Emma shrugged.
Clary slipped on her sunnies and layed down on the sun chair to soak in the rays. She opened her eyes when she felt water dripping on her stomach. Jace was standing over her, with a sly smile.
"WhaAHHHHHHHHHHH!" Clary screamed as Jace flung her over his shoulder like she weighed nothing more than a bag of feathers.
"Jace. Don't even think about it! Don't! Don't! Izzy! Emma! Helppppppppppp!" She screamed over his shoulder.
Izzy and Emma just smiled and shrugged at her.
"JACEEEEEE-AHH!" She screamed as he ran and jumped into the water.
She pushed herself to surface and come face to face with Jace, smiling a smug smile.
"Ugh! You dick!" She said slapping him on the arm.
He just laughed, a deep, fun laugh, one that took her breath.
"I was bored." He said.
"You just had to ask. Not scare the shit out of me. My back. Did you see my back?" She said, consciously.
"Hey. I'm sorry, Angel. I didn't see your scars. But I don't care anyway, Angel. It's alright." Jace said, looking genuinely sorry.
Jace's feet where touching the bottom of the pool, but Clary had to swim. Jace came up behind her and slipped his arm under her arms and rested his hands on her stomach. Clary let herself relax, her feet floating up to the top of the pool. Jace's muscles seemed to tighten, for what ever reason.
"You guys are such an adorable couple." Alec said, he was sitting on the edge of pool feet dangling in, Magnus was standing in the pool, in between Alec's legs facing Jace and Clary.
"We're not dating. For the last bloody time." Clary said, huffing. When she said it, it didn't feel like she meant it.
"Not dating now." Magnus said with a wink.
Clary glared at him but he just smiled a half smile, the corner of his mouth tugging up.
"I think they should date." Izzy said, she was all of a sudden next to Alec, Simon with her.
"So do I." Emma said, she was next to Simon, Jules with her.
"I don't care what you guys think." Clary said, poking her tongue out.
"What about you Jace? You have a major crush on her don't you?" Izzy said with a smug smile.
Clary felt Jace tense even more, "we're not dating." Jace said, his voice wavering a bit. Clary felt her heart sink a little.
"What ever you say." Izzy said, wandering off. Emma and Jules wandered off as well.
Clary and Jace stayed in the same position, chatting and joking with each other, ignoring the earlier discussion.
"I made drinks!" Izzy called.
Jace and Clary climbed out of the pool and wandered over to everybody who was gathered around the bar grabbing drinks.
"They're Pina Colodas." Izzy said, taking a sip.
"Yum." Clary said grabbing one off the tray.
"I wasn't aware you drank. ." Jace teased.
"There's always exceptions. Especially to Izzy's drinks. It's like she's been moonlighting at bars since she was 6." Clary said, sipping on her drink.
About 4 drinks later Clary was giggling at everything. Everything. She completely forgot about her back, getting too caught up in everything else. Magnus sat in front of her as she played with his spiky hair. Laughing every time it sprung back into place.
"I think some ones had enough to drink." Jace said, plucking her empty glass out of her hand.
"What? No?" Clary said, look up at him like a sad 4 year old.
"No more." Jace said waving his finger at her.
"Oh, no fun!" Clary yelled waving her hand at him.
Around 5 everyone headed off, except Jace.
"Moms away at work for the next week. So you don't need to sneak in." Clary said, yawning.
"Tired?" Jace asked.
"Mmmmm." Clary said.
They settled down in her lounge room, watching a movie. They didn't bother to change out of their swimmers. Jace' sees seemed to darken when he looked at her. Clary rested her head in Jace's lap, as he drew circles onto her back, Clary tensed.
"Hey, it's alright. Your still beautiful. Don't let these scars get the better of you. They make you who you are. Your perfect, with or without them." Jace said.
Clary smiled and relaxed into his arms.
She drifted off to sleep with the wonderful feeling truly beautiful.
Jace caught perving on Clary :O what next...what next...I'll tell you one thing, you get some Clace in 2 chapters :O I've said to much ;)